as in obit
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
several obituaries for Herman Melville portrayed him as an obscure, largely forgotten author
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Recent Examples of obituary
Any obituary has to be able to, in relatively few words, not only tell the life of somebody, but tell a through line about that person and tell why that person is relevant is impactful.
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Robinson, who grew up on the Monterey Peninsula, belonged to Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and was the senior usher board’s president, according to her obituary.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And no newspaper anywhere in the country carried her obituary.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Expand All Charlotte’s South Enders are sick and tired of restaurant obituaries.
—Eric Edwards, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Robinson, who grew up on the Monterey Peninsula, belonged to Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and was the senior usher board’s president, according to her obituary.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And no newspaper anywhere in the country carried her obituary.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
Expand All Charlotte’s South Enders are sick and tired of restaurant obituaries.
—Eric Edwards, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obituary
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The main one is Lizzie, a young journalist stuck on the wedding beat at the local paper, with obits thrown in as a sop to her demand for equality.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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An adaptation of an Israeli show of the same name, Euphoria introduced Zendaya's recovering teenage drug addict Rue fresh out of rehab and those in her obit, including the free-spirited Jules (Schafer) and volatile jock Nate (Elordi).—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The veterans slowly walked to the epitaph with the help of service members to pay tribute to their fellow Marines and sailors who perished there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The most important artifact found so far was an epitaph, or tombstone, with an inscription referencing a gladiator, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are reversing course on the removal of a Roberto Clemente memorial after the family of the late Major League Baseball legend slammed the team in an open letter over the weekend.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Kryvyi Rih on Monday, an air raid alert interrupted a planned memorial — a reminder of the continuing threat for civilians.—
Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Obituary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obituary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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